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Zarif Faiaz

Zarif Faiaz is a journalist, communications specialist, and a tech-policy researcher based out of Dhaka. He is the editor of the Tech & Startup section at The Daily Star and a fellow at the Tech Global Institute. Reach him at faiaz@thedailystar.net.

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A single digital ID can simplify life, but who will protect the data?

24 September 2026
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24 September 2026
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Vivo unveils the X500 series, with a renewed focus on camera

22 September 2026
Vivo has launched three new smartphones in China, placing a strong emphasis on camera performance and video recording. The X500, X500 Pro and X500 Pro Max were unveiled at an event in Shanghai on September 21 and are expected to enter the Bangladesh market in December.
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Xuanzang’s travels to Bengal and beyond : The man, the pilgrim and the Monkey King

11 September 2026
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28 August 2026
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Views / Bangladesh should learn from China’s technological rise, but not copy it

21 July 2026
We’ve all heard the phrase—“China is not living in the future. It is the future.” In many ways, it is a literal truth. The influx of robot taxis, the automation craze, and the skyscrapers in Shanghai racing each other to the clouds certainly point that way. For many economies in the Global South, it is also a blueprint. But the most tempting lesson to draw from China’s technological miracle is also the most misleading: build a few futuristic industrial parks, announce an artificial intelligence strategy, import advanced equipment and wait for transformation to follow.
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Social media users are seemingly sceptical of the government’s move to introduce home-grown alternatives to Facebook, WhatsApp and other digital platforms.
21 August 2021
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Twitter launches new tools to report covid misinformation

Users will be able to report misinformation in the same way that they can report harassment or other harmful content, starting today, via the dropdown menu at the top right of every tweet.
19 August 2021
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12 August 2021

A very different beginning

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5 August 2021
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Jamuna’s investment in Evaly: What does it actually mean?

Since yesterday, one of the most talked-about topics in Bangladeshi social media is industrial conglomerate Jamuna Group’s announcement of investing up to Tk 1,000 crore in the e-commerce platform Evaly. The sheer figure astounded many as it is the largest amount of investment the country has ever seen in its e-commerce industry. Initially, Jamuna Group will invest Tk 200 crore, and the rest in phases. 
28 July 2021
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Facebook gets into the newsletter game with ‘Bulletin’

With a new service called Bulletin, Facebook is getting into the subscription newsletter business, allowing writers to create free and paid newsletters that can be shared across
1 July 2021
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How a group of rural freelancers made internet available at flat rate across the country

On June 6, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), fixed the maximum tariff for broadband internet across the country at Tk 500 a month for using a broadband connection with a minimum internet speed of 5 Mbps. Behind the scenes, the credit goes to a small community of freelancers in Kushtia who have been campaigning for internet equality for the last 5 years or so. This is their story.
24 June 2021
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It’s all about finding your worth

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Army of the Dead: Zack Snyder’s new zombie flick is ridiculously fun to watch

It’s 2021, and shooting a zombie in the brain is still fun. Throw in a little Dave Bautista, a dash of mindless action, and a bit of slo-mo, and you have Zack Snyder’s latest Netflix flick, Army of the Dead.
23 May 2021
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The Palestinian struggle on the tech front: A case for digital apartheid

Since the beginning of the conflict, Palestinians have taken to Instagram and Twitter with the hashtag #SaveSheikhJarrah to protest and highlight the extent of the brutality by Israeli forces in Sheikh Jarrah. But many found their posts, and even their accounts blocked.
21 May 2021
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Work, when does it end?

In case you needed a stern reminder, where here to tell you this week that work from home does not mean working 24/7. We get it—there’s
6 May 2021
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Twitter attempts to get into news subscription service by acquiring Scroll

The Scroll service is a clever hack that tells websites not to serve you advertisements by using third-party cookies or browser extensions. It’s not exactly an ad-blocker, but it does give a portion of your subscription fee to the websites you visit that participate. It will no longer welcome new signups now that it has been purchased by Twitter.
6 May 2021
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Apple’s new privacy feature pits it against Facebook over user data

The new feature makes a big change when it comes to app developers tracking user data to sell it to advertisers.
29 April 2021
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Ah, here we go again

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15 April 2021
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Imagining a better world

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1 April 2021
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25 March 2021
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Everything’s changing

For starters, our editor. And now apparently social media, as we know it, is about to change as well.
11 March 2021
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Twitter is changing itself with new products in pipeline

Twitter’s major shift in its product lines was hinted with the introduction of Twitter Fleets last year – a feature that resembles Snap, Instagram and Facebook stories. In recent months, Twitter has rolled out an audio chat service called Twitter Spaces;unveiled plans for a newsletter product, and announced a new feature called Super Follows, which will let people subscribe to special content.
11 March 2021
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Is the future of social media audio only?

Social media, as we know it, might be headed for a big change. In the world of texts, photos and videos, an old trick is making a silent, but stomping comeback – audio chat rooms.
4 March 2021
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Amazon, world’s largest e-commerce business is facing off Reliance, India’s largest company in a legal battle that could shape the growth of the Indian e-commerce scenario.
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